Prior to rehearsal with the Wallaceburg Concert Band this past Tuesday, as of writing, I sat in the trombone section to chat with Steven Reeves.

Steve is a talented trombone player who performs in the Wallaceburg Brass Quintet, WCB and Lambton Concert Band with me.

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As a result, I hear him a lot. He has a full sound and can play with enough volume to peel paint off the wall at 5,000 paces.

I joke with him that he has managed to weaponize the trombone. But in fairness, Steve can also play with a delicate sound and in the quintet, he balances with the other four instruments and is a valued member of this, and all of the ensembles he is a part of. In the Brass Factory, he can fill a room with his big band sound.

I sat down with Steve to get caught up on his experience a

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